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Housing in B5 7PD

What the homes in B5 7PD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,908 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (64.8%). Flats make up 68.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B5 7PDEngland
Detached3.6%22.9%
Semi-detached15.3%31.5%
Terraced12.1%23%
Purpose-built flat64.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B5 7PD area is less than half that, at 19.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.9% of households against 20.5%. 12.4% own outright and 7.3% with a mortgage.

B5 7PD
20%
27%
52%
England
  • Owned19.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented26.9%20.5%
  • Social rented51.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B5 7PDEngland
Owned outright12.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council39.2%8.3%
From a housing association12.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 52.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B5 7PDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 38.6%. 17.4% of households include dependent children.

B5 7PDEngland
Living alone, under 6638.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children8.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Birmingham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham, August 2026, +3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

BirminghamEngland
All homes£1,099£1,459
One bedroom£830£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,003£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,134£1,489
Four or more£1,578£2,161
Detached£1,434£1,640
Semi-detached£1,151£1,449
Terraced£1,095£1,435
Flat or maisonette£919£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B5 7PD sits in (Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park): about 1,908 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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